Heavy Metal Music (album)

This article is about the 2013 Newsted album. For heavy metal albums, see Category:Heavy metal albums.

Heavy Metal Music is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Newsted.^[10] It was released on August 6, 2013,^[10] and is the only Newsted release to feature guitarist Mike Mushok who joined the band following their debut release EP, Metal (2013).^[10] It was the band's only full-length release prior to bassist/vocalist Jason Newsted shutting down the project in early 2014,^[11] though the band later reunited in 2023.

Heavy Metal Music
Studio album by Newsted
Released	August 6, 2013
Recorded	March−April 2013
Genre	Heavy metal[1]
Length	57:03
Label	Chophouse
Producer	Jason Newsted
Newsted chronology
Metal (2013) Heavy Metal Music (2013)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
AllMusic	[1]
Consequence of Sound	[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Loudwire	[7]
Rock Sound	5/10[8]
The Skinny	[9]

Background

The band finished pre-production of the album in March 2013,^[12] and finished recording sessions in April.^[13] The album title, track listing and artwork were unveiled on June 4, 2013, along with the album's first track, "Heroic Dose".^[10] The album features two songs, "Soldierhead" and "King of the Underdogs", from their debut EP, Metal.^[10] On July 18, 2013, Newsted premiered a second track, "Ampossible".^[14] On July 25, 2013, Newsted released an official lyric video for the song "Above All".^[15]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Newsted^[16]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heroic Dose"	5:24
2.	"Soldierhead"	4:16
3.	"...As the Crow Flies"	5:58
4.	"Ampossible"	4:00
5.	"Long Time Dead"	4:32
6.	"Above All"	4:35
7.	"King of the Underdogs"	5:57
8.	"Nocturnus"	6:13
9.	"Twisted Tail of the Comet"	5:14
10.	"Kindevillusion"	5:20
11.	"Futureality"	5:25
Total length:		57:03

Deluxe edition bonus tracks^[17]

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Spiderbiter"	4:31
13.	"Godsnake"	5:16
14.	"Skyscraper"	6:35

Itunes deluxe edition^[18] and Japanese edition^[19] bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"The Differents"	5:39

• Both deluxe editions come with a 38-minute documentary on the making of the album.

Personnel

Newsted

• Jason Newsted − bass, lead vocals
• Mike Mushok − lead guitar
• Jessie Farnsworth − rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Jesus Mendez Jr. − drums, percussion